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Shawnee County, Kansas

Date Established: August 25, 1855
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Shawnee County
County Seat: Topeka
Origin of Name: For the Shawnee tribe of Indians.
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2020 census)
Auburn Township  3,312 
Dover Township  1,677 
Grove Township  734 
Menoken Township  1,638 
Mission Township  10,055 
Monmouth Township  3,185 
Rossville Township  1,882 
Silver Lake Township  1,942 
Soldier Township  15,109 
Tecumseh Township  7,753 
Topeka (city)  126,587 
Topeka Township  791 
Williamsport Township  4,244 
Total population: 178,909 

Township map of Shawnee County, 2000
Population:
1860 (3,513)
1870 (13,121)
1880 (29,093)
1890 (49,172)
1900 (53,727)
1910 (61,874)
1920 (69,159)
1930 (85,200)
1940 (91,247)
1950 (105,418)
1960 (141,286)
1970 (155,322)
1980 (154,916)
1990 (160,976)
2000 (169,871)
2010 (177,934)
2020 (178,909)
Other Resources: Post offices in Shawnee County
Cemeteries in Shawnee County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Shawnee County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Shawnee County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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